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Investment PortfoliosModern Portfolio Theories Investment Strategy Practical Portfolio Management Info Diversification Ratings Activities Abroad Trading Markets

Investment Terminology and InstrumentsBasics Investment Terminology Trading Bonds Mutual Funds Exchange Traded Funds (ETF)Stocks Annuities

Technical Analysis and TradingAnalysis Basics Technical Indicators Trading Models Patterns Trading Options Trading Forex Trading Commodities Speculative Investments

Cryptocurrencies and BlockchainBlockchain Bitcoin Ethereum Litecoin Ripple Taxes and Regulation

RetirementSocial Security Benefits Long-Term Care Insurance General Retirement Info Health Insurance Medicare and Medicaid Life Insurance Wills and Trusts

Retirement Accounts401(k) and 403(b) Plans Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA)SEP and SIMPLE IRAs Keogh Plans Money Purchase/Profit Sharing Plans Self-Employed 401(k)s and 457s Pension Plan Rules Cash-Balance Plans Thrift Savings Plans and 529 Plans and ESA

Personal FinancePersonal Banking Personal Debt Home Related Tax Forms Small Business Income Investments IRS Rules and Publications Personal Life Mortgage

Corporate BasicsBasics Corporate Structure Corporate Fundamentals Corporate Debt Risks Economics Corporate Accounting Dividends Earnings

What is Cash Flow After Taxes?

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Keywords: cash flow, capital expenditures, free cash flow, EBITDA, debt ratio, debt service, Cash Flow After Taxes (CFAT),

How Do I Invest Money in My 403(b)?

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Keywords: asset allocation, taxation, retirement accounts, ERISA, pretax, after-tax Roth, non-profit retirement plans, qualified plans,

What is Yield?

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Keywords: mutual funds, stocks, annuities, bonds, compounding interest, interest, dividend, yield, current yield, yield to maturity, nominal yield, effective yield, tax-equivalent yield, CD-equivalent yield, money market yield, roll yield,

What are the Contribution Limits for a Roth IRA?

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Keywords: taxation, retirement accounts, saving for retirement, cost-of-living adjustments, after-tax contributions,

What are Current Yields?

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Keywords: bond, market price, interest rate, yield, current yield, yield to maturity, bond yield, ytm,

What is After-Hours Trading?

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Keywords: NASDAQ, Forex, short selling, currency trading, dark pools of liquidity, after-hours trading,

What is Real Rate of Return?

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Keywords: risk tolerance, inflation, bonds, discount rate, taxes, buying power, time value of money, coupon rate, assumed rate of return, guaranteed rate of return, after-tax yield, long term financial planning, Consumer Price Index (CPI), real rate of return,

What is Annual Percentage Yield (APY)?

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Keywords: savings, interest rates, debt, loan interest, agreement, yield, checking account,

What is a Yield Curve?

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Keywords: fixed income, interest rates, bonds, yield curve, inverted,

What is Yield to Maturity?

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Keywords: bonds, zero-coupon bond, yield to call, yield to maturity, investment basics, bond maturity, bond yield,

What is Dividend Yield?

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Keywords: dividend yield, equities, cash flow,

What is a Dividend ETF?

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Keywords: dividends, taxation, equity, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), ETF, high yield, capital appreciation, Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP), dividend ETFs,

What is Bond Yield?

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Keywords: secondary market, risk free rate, debt issues, required yield, current yield, yield to maturity, distribution yield, 30-day SEC yield, coupon rate, nominal yield, bond spread, bond yield,

What are the Tax Implications of Owning Bonds?

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Keywords: fixed income, investment taxation, bonds, tax-exempt bonds, tax-equivalent yield, infrastructure,

Which is Better for Me: a Roth or Traditional IRA?

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Keywords: household income, taxation, retirement accounts, age 70 ½, tax-deferral, pretax, after-tax Roth, income limits, tax-free, after-tax, social security taxation, Adjusted Gross Income (AGI),

What is an Inverted Yield Curve?

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Keywords: treasury bonds, price to yield, flight to safety,

What is a Thrift Savings Plan?

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Keywords: taxation, retirement accounts, RMDs, employer match, employer contributions, Roth 401(k), after-tax contributions, life annuity, before-tax, Thrift Savings Plan (TSP),

What Happens to the Price of a Bond After I Buy It?

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Keywords: fixed income, secondary market, yield, bond prices,

What is the “Riskless” (or Risk-Free) Rate of Return?

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Keywords: interest rates, stocks, benchmark, bonds, risk free rate, yield, risk premium, U.S. Treasury Bills, risk/return ratio,

What is a Dividend Rate?

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Keywords: dividends, corporate bonds, preferred stock, dividend yield, common stock, dividend rate, dividend growth rate,

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